where do i start?!

my goodness. it's been absolutely crazy busy this week. i went to calgary for 2 nights earlier this week for work. then we went out on wednesday to celebrate renee's birthday, and later on i met up w/chris so we could visit my grandma - she and my aunt just bought a new tv. i like to think we played a part in her happiness......she saw ours and decided she liked it so much she wanted her own :-) on thursday night i went to see my videographer about getting some still photos developed. the past two days have just been crazy. but good crazy. for the most part :-)

this is the weekend before the big day.....geoff and sunny's wedding. so i spent much of friday getting ready for the shower. looking back, i'm not really sure what i spent all my time on, but i know i've been busy. sunny arrived on saturday morning.....it's good to have her HOME again, but i have to admit, i've eaten a lot this weekend because of her. talk about gluttony! for lunch we had wonton noodle soup (i added beef brisket to mine!), then we had an afternoon bubble tea (she had watermelon slushy w/pearls, no milk; i had a mango lychee slushy w/milk and pearls. ah, so tasty and refreshing :-) then we took a break until dinnertime. we were at paramount earl's and we ate like we'd never eaten before......we shared a pound of hot wings (extra hot sauce on the side!), sunny had a side mixed green salad, i had the roasted chicken quesadilla w/fries, sunny had the linguine and then to top it all off, we shared the chocolate mousse for dessert. yikes! needless to say i was pretty restless (and somewhat ill) while we watched MI:3 :P

and as if that wasn't enough eating, i hosted sunny's bridal shower. we had a high-tea theme, so i did my research and clutched up......english breakfast tea, iced tea (made fresh by my mom), tea sandwiches, scones w/creme fraiche and jam, lemon tarts (yes, i made them myself!), butter tarts, smoked salmon dip (courtesy of my mom), nanaimo bars, brownies, and a variety of other sweets, and to finish off the day, a triple berry mousse from sweet obsessions. sunny and i are going to meet my mom for lunch tomorrow and have leftovers! yum-yum!

right after the shower, i headed home to get chris and we were off to surrey for mother's day dinner. i tell ya, the excitement just never ends. as my cousin richard said, it felt like we were in the middle of a daycare. i have 17 (i think) first cousins, and they've all got children now, so there were 6.5 (my cousin's expecting her 3rd child later this year) great-grandchildren at dinner. i think my grandma has 14 great-grandchildren already. i have to admit that i have a hard time remembering everyone's names......every family dinner, there's a new name to add, plus i met another cousin's new boyfriend today. our ever expanding family. it never ends.

and now i'm really really tired, so i think i'll go to bed soon. i'm hoping to get at least 6 hours of sleep tonight :P wish me luck!